THE OMAHA DAILY. BEE : SATURDAY , MAY 4 , 1895.
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( Se.il. ) N. 1 > . FKIU Notary Public.
Thu free rolnnsi' nclrofntc'ri show a
Vllstlnct invferc'iiro In tlii'ir intislcal
tastes for the silver cornet bund.
Cli'na ' nnnotinees tlint slio will mtlfy
'tho treaty of jionc-o with .Inpiui. What
Is IdiMula g' ' ln > , ' to do about it. ?
Applicants for places on the cnnnl
ConiinlssUni will reserve their anxiety
'to nerve tlie public for a little while
louder.
Comptroller Kckuls iloe.sn t need more
llian 11 hint from the president to spin-
cm his activity in the honest money
movement.
Tlio scramble for prliiclpalshlps in tlie
public schools would be Just as exciting
If the salaries paid the principals were
reduced to something llko reasonable
figures.
An order In bankruptcy has been is
sued against Oscar Wlitle. The order
ought to be wide enough to cover a shipwreck -
{ wreck of both moral and material re
sources of tlie great author and play-
The butter bought for one of the Kan
sas state insane asylums Is so bad that
one taste of it is enough to make a per
son as .sensitive as Mrs. Lease sick. We
ntlvlso our Kansas friends to Invest In
Nebraska-made oleomargarine.
Japnn didn't suppose she. was en
gaging to fight all tlie powers of Europe
jwhen she commenced her little physical
contest with China , even if it Is the
practice of successful prize lighters to
challenge the whole world to combat.
According to reliable authority Sec
retary Carlisle is at last convinced that
his chances of becoming a presidential
nominee , If lie ever bad any , have gone
a-glimmerliig forever. Secretary ( Jar-
lisle was one of the few people who
Tjclleved he had a chance of becoming
a presidential nominee.
Why did the Hoard of Education call
upon Its attorney for an opinion on the
legality of maintaining a teachers'
training school ? The opinion requested
has been given and is against the com
petency of the board to expend public
money for this purpose. What do tlio
members of the board propose to do
about it ?
And now comes a rumor that the Pull
man company is to have a new presi
dent and perhaps a now name , because
of the 111 repute Into which the name
of Pullman has fallen. If It gets new
methods along with now olllcers It may
In time win Its way back into the good
graces of Its employes and the good
.will of Its patrons.
It Is said that Secretary Herbert
, wouhl have accepted his Invitation to
participate In tlie naval review at Hull
, were It not for the Interposition of the
president's objections. If this Is true
Secretary Herbert certainly has a Just
grievance. The president had nothing
'to say when Secretary Morton went on
a little Jaunt across the Atlantic1. Why
shouldn't the head of the Navy depart
ment be as free to lndiilu' < ! In a Euro
pean excursion as the head of the Ag
riculture department ?
One by one the numerous cases
iagalnst the members of the American
Hallway union In dlllVrent parts of ( lie
country , growing out of tlie great strike
of last year , are being dropped. There
Is a disposition more and more manifest
To lot these old sores heal , or at any
rate to look upon the case against Debs
now pending In the supreme court of
tha United States as the test for all.
The minor actors In the strike would
uot servo as proper examples , even If
convicted of conspiracy or contempt.
ITlte discontinuance of these proceedings
must contribute to the restoration of a
better feeling among railway employes
.toward the railroad companies.
'If real estate speculators who expect
to trallle In land along the line of the
proposed Plattu river canal want fo
learn the tricks of the trade they need
only revert to the history of the Chicago
cage tlmliingo canal. The owners of
the land required for that undertaking
went to their wits' end to devlso
schemes for evading the law that re-
tiulrod them to sell at the real market
price. Hut the commissioners In charge
of Its construction were ciinally suc
cessful In discovering ways to clrcum-
rout the real estate speculator. Should
the Omaha canal project attain tangi
ble proportions the same care will have
to be exorcised to prevent fictitious
values being placed upon the right of
.way.
OVEllRlDIXr ) TllK CONSTITUTION.
Senator Ahor.i U on applicant for the posi
tion of secretary cf the Hoard of Irrigation.
Thu law provide * tliat the secretary ilmll be
a competent , practical civil engineer , which
forever bar * any overweening ambition tlie
eenatcr may bavo In that direction , As a
ma'tor of homo prldo we might want to ice
him receive the appointment , but In justice
to the Irrigation Intcrcjts of the Rtate we
must suy that his appointment would bo aver
\vor o drawback to It than a heavy rnlnfall
for the nest ten years. Gcrlng Homestead.
Tin ? candidacy of State Senator Akers
for the position of secretary of the
Hoard of Irrigation Involves not so
much the cjuostlon of his competency
as a civil engineer as It does his right
to hold any olllce created by the legis
lature of which he Is tt member or
tlio authority of the Hoard of Irrigation
to appoint him. The late legislature
has set a pernicious example In Its
llngntnt attempts to override the consti
tution not only by delegating executive
appointing powers to .state boards con
trary to the letter of the constitution ,
but In exercising such-powers as a legis
lative body In defiance of constitutional
prohibition.
Section IS , article III. of tlie constitu
tion declares that no person elected to
the legislature shall receive a civil
ippolntment within this state from tlie
governor or senate during the term for
which he has been elected , and all such
ippolntments nnd nil votes given for
my such member for any such olllce
or appointment shall be void.
Manifestly tlie constitution content-
ilates that all executive appointments
shall be made by the governor and that
10 member of the legislature shall re-
celvo or hold any civil appointment
during the term for which he was
elected.
The late legislature delegated the
lower of appointing Irrigation olllcers
to a board composed of several state
Dlllcc'i-s , but the legislature could not
iibrogatc the constitutional provision
that bars Senator Akers and every
) ther member of tlio legislature from
liolding any civil appointment at their
liands even though the legislature did
whip the devil around tlie stump by
taking tlie appointment from tlio gov
ernor.
The appointment of members of the
egislature during tlielr terms of olllce
.o any state position is a very perni
cious practice and should bo dlscoun-
.enancod even where It docs not con
travene the constitution. In the first
place , neither the governor nor any
state olllcer who has at his disposal any
tppointment or employment has any
right to create vacancies in tlie legisla
ture. The people elect their representa
tives for a llxed term and have a right
to expect that they will servo to the
end of their terms.
An emergency that may require the
L'onvenlng of the legislature may arise
tt any time and every district should
lo ) In condition to have Its people repre
sented. In the next place , the appoint
ment of members of tlio legislature to
salaried state positions Is domoral-
/.Ing and tends to corrupt tlie fountains
of legislation. The constitution ex-
[ tressly prohibits members from being
interested directly or indirectly In any
contract with tlie state , county or city
authorized by any law passed during
the term for which they have boon
lected or for one year after the expira
tion of such term. If members of the
legislature1 cannot bo interested in a
contract under a law passed during their
terms they certainly have no right to
any olllcu or employment to which a
salary Is attached.
Tlie prime object of the franters of
the constitution evidently was to pre
vent members of the legislature from
becoming bencllolarios oi' laws enacted
by themselves , and Senator Akers' case
certainly conies under that rule.
Tin : JlXUd SKXTIMKNT.
American statesmen are notoriously
lacking in thnt reserve , with respect to
international Issues , which is character
istic of tlio statesmen of the leading na
tions of the old world. It would be
extremely dllllcult to Induce a member
of the Hrltlsh Parliament or tlio French
Chambers , or the German Itclchstng , to
unbosom himself to a newspaper re
porter regarding what the policy of his
government should bo In an interna
tional matter in which his govercnmont
had a concern or might become involved.
Domestic questions they might discuss
In the form of Interviews with the ut
most freedom , but they would decline to
express an opinion as to tlio foreign
policy of their countries. It Is very
different , however , with American sena
tors and representatives. Itegardless
of the fact that they may have to act
In their legislative capacity upon inter
national questions they freely give to
the public , when asked , their opinions
respecting the course the government
should pursue , thus often In advance
of an olllclal and detailed knowledge of
the facts committing themselves to a
policy which later circumstances may
show would be unwlso and perilous.
Partisan feeling is to no little extent
responsible for this , but whatever the
motive It Is a fact that as a rule our
public men are too free in their opinions
upon questions affecting our Inter
national relations and the duty of our
government In respect of such relations.
More reserve and discretion In this par
ticular would better comport with the
dignity and tlie duty of public men.
Senator Cnllom of Illinois is reported
as having declared In an Interview that
England must get away from Nicaragua
or there will IKS war between that coun
try and the United States. This la
foolish and reckless talk , which n sena
tor us old In years and In jfcrvlco ns
Mr. Cullont ought to bo ashamed of , and
which perhaps he. will bo In view of
the fact that the Hrltlsli government
lias shown that it has no purpose in
Its dealings with Nicaragua except to ob
tain the indemnity demanded and which
our government hits conceded Its right
to demand. It do > mt't want NU-n''agnail
territory and that being the case tlm
United States 1ms no excuse or Justi
fication for Interference. Senator Mor
gan of Alabama Is another who Is pre
pared to Involve this country In a wai
with Great Hrltatn on account of the
Nicaragua dllllculty. The Alabama
senator arraigns England for a per
sistent course of aggression for a hun
dred years In every quarter of the globe ,
which Is all true , but which furnishes
no warrant for the United States Inter
posing to prevent the collection of a
money Indemnity from Nicaragua In
curred by the violation of International
obligations. Is It not perfectly obvious
that If this country were to adopt the
policy of Interfering In matters of this
i character It would Invite endless complications -
plications with European powjjrsV The
Connecticut senate a few days ago
adopted a resolution demanding of the
administration at Washington "that
they Insist upon the Immediate hauling
down of the Hrltlsh Hag and the with
drawal of their troops from the repub
lic of Nicaragua , and that said demand
be enforced , If necessary , by American
guns from tin American lleet. " Tills
may have a patriotic ring to some , butte
to those who will calmly consider It
must regard It as ridiculous. Such a
course on the part of this country would
bo tantamount to a declaration of war
ngnlnst Great Hritaln and that would
doubtless mean a long and costly con-
tllct.
tllct.Tlio
Tlio jingo sentiment has become too
prevalent In this country. The Ameri
can people do not want a war with any
nation. The true policy of tlie United
States is to maintain peace and friendly
relations with all the world. We have
a well-dclined policy regarding inde
pendent American countries which
European powers fully understand anil
are disposed to respect , and there is no
reason why wo should go beyond this.
' ' ' UM.U1A.
fJH' DKl'IAXrK IX StlU'llI
When Tlio Heo gave publicity to the
corrupt deals between South Omaha
gamblers and South Omaha city ollicials
tlie parties Implicated started an inves
tigation which , as naturally was ex
pected , terminated In a whitewash. To
rub the thing In more deeply tlio South
Omaha council dipped its liands into the
ity treasury and paid $200 for tlie pub
lication of the farcical Investigation.
This was really hush money , paid to
an ex-reporter of this paper who had
been discharged for playing Into the
liands of the gang. Inasmuch as this
high-handed piece of olllclal looting only
concerned the Imbecile taxpayers who
had not gumption enough to assert their
rights in tlio courts , The Heo allowed
the incident to pass without comment.
The same is true regarding more recent
appropriations for the benefit of the
blackleg boodle organ which the South
Omaha council has made Its "olllclal"
mouthpiece.
Hut The Heo does not propose to sub
mit tamely to any attempt on the part
of the South Omaha municipal combine
to punish this paper for exposing its
rottenness. Tills is where tlio line will
be drawn pretty sharply , just as It was
In 1S91 when another South OmaJia
council undertook to negative the Slo-
cumb law. The performances of the
South Omaha council at tlielr last two
meetings afford abundant ground for In
voking the power of the courts , and In
this Instance , as was done four years
ago , wo propose not only to test the
right of tlio South Omaha council to
nullify the plain letter of the law , but
also to raise and determine all the in
cidental issues involved.
CIHCUI.ATIUX.
One of the surest indications of im
provement In the Industrial condition of
the country is the demand for increased
bank note circulation. Jjiiring April
tin ? bonds on deposit in tlio treasury
to secure circulating notes wore in
creased about i,000,000 : ! , indicating an
addition to the bank note circulation for
that month of about .fJ.TOO.OOO. It is
stated by treasury officials that the
most marked change was in tlie new 4
per cent bonds , which increased § 1,000-
000 during April , anil in the fl per cent
bonds , wlilch Increased nearly .fl.OOO-
000 In tha same time. Another evi
dence of tlio revival of business activity
Is afforded by tlio applications for au
thority to establish new national banks.
The number of national banks organized
In the United States , which ran as high
as SOT In 1SOO , fell to a minimum during
tlio panic , and many applications for
charters In the spring of 1S)2 ! wore
withdrawn or abandoned. The whole
number of banks organized during the
year covered by tlie last report of the
comptroller of Iho currency , ending Oc
tober 31 , 1SO-J , was only fifty , a smaller
number than in any year since 1879.
Tlio banks organized during the six
months since tlio last report have num
bered fourteen and the applications
pending number thirty-one. It is thus
practically assured that that there will
bo more new national banks organized
this year than last It Is noteworthy
that the southern states make a good
showing In the applications.
From the figures of Increased bank
circulation indicated for April and the
number of applications for new banks
pending It appears probable that In the
current year there will be an addition
to the circulation In the form of bank
currency to the amount of at least
! ? ur > ,000,000 , and It Is more than likely
to exceed this. Whether such an In
crease would Icoep pace with the grow
ing demands of business It is Impossible
to say. Much will depend upon the
extent of the crops. 'Hut It Is to l > e ex
pected that tlie banks will respond to
whatever tlie demand may be. Ono of
the objections , and perhaps the chief
ono , urged against the national bank
ing system is that It does not provide
an elastic currency Increasing and di
minishing according to tlio condition of
business. Hut national bankers are not
as a rule blind to tlielr opportunities ,
and It has not often' happened that they
have been found neglecting a chance to
profit by Increasing their circulation.
It is apparent that they discern such an
opportunity In the near future and that
they are getting ready to Improve It
There could be no better evidence of
returning confidence.
Two new appointments to III * ofllco
force just made by Land Commissioner
Itussell give a glimpse of the Inside
workings of practical partisan politics.
Of three cTIangcs made In the list of
employes ono Is for the benelit of the
son of M. J. Abbott , a prominent can
didate before the last republican .stale
convention for the nomination for com
missioner of public lands and buildings ,
the other for tlio benefit of the daughter
of Jacob Blgler , the man who sacri
ficed himself as a candidate for the
same position oi tyje ticket put up by
the rump convention of alleged straight
democrats. Of-course no one will 1m-
nglno for n monmttt that cither of these
appointments ttreihe | results oC political
trades. No roptlbJIban so deep-dyed
with partisanship-ns Mr. Ilusscll claims
to bo would bjyjgullty of putltng a
democrat In ollleo in return for the can
didacy of a straw "man to divide his
opponent's strength.
Army gossips 'In Washington are al
ready figuring oh1 thp promotion of Gen
eral linger .over General Miles to the
vacancy In the Jbjutonant generalship
of the army < o be created by the re
tirement of General Seholleld In Sep
tember , In case congress gives tlie neces
sary authority for the continuance of
that rank. Hut congress Is likely to done
no such thing. The next congress will
bo overwhelmingly republican and If
another lieutenant general Is to be ap
pointed tlio appointment will more prob
ably fall to President Cleveland's suc
cessor.
The local tire Insurance agents have
announced thnt their olllces will bo
closed a half day each Saturday during
the summer. Inasmuch as their busi
ness seeks them rather than they seek
their business , the Inconvenience , If
any , will be wholly that of the public.
Tim \Viiy itVorkl. .
Now Yoilc Sun.
The Indians used to burn tlie prairies to
get n good bit ? crop of grass at the next
growth. The llres of free silver seem to
raise a tremendous crop of votes on the
other aide.
Th rating fur Vnrlnty.
Ml tin rapid Is Times.
Why can wo not have n mosaic dollar
with detachable pieces , so that chunks mny
Iia taken out as ono or the other metnl
fluctuates ? " Tlie Interrogatory Is respect
fully referred to the 1'clter brand of states
men.
1 It H rull lor Ilimrl ?
Washington I'nst.
When Mr. Crisp demands the nomina
tion of n western man with n wnr record ,
ho undoubtedly has In mind that critical
occasion when Colonel \Vatterson proposed
to move on Washington with UO.Ow ) armed
Kentucklans.
Cluvnl.inii and Third Term.
New York Tribune.
No man who truly loves Grover Cleveland
tor the enemies he lias made will take any
part In the effort to nominate him for ti
third term. None but an enemy could de
sire that Mr. Cleveland should bo chosen to
face the cyclonic storm of popular wrath
which awaits the democratic nomlneo In
1S9G.
I'liiyi'd Thrill Kitlnp.
llulTnlo Express.
A leading Nlcarnguan statesman Is quoted
In a dispatch to the New York Herald as
snylng : "Weak nnd small as our nation Is ,
we have shown more courage than the
United States , who encouraged UH , only to
desert us at the last moment. " There's' the
nib. The United States encouraged the
Nlcaragunns only to desert them when the
critical moment ciunc. If the administra
tion had assumed Us present policy of noninterference -
interference nt thu outset and stuck to It ,
It would have been nil right.
Mnrvclipim llnclc llnito
Philadelphia I.edRcr.
Whether It Is to Japan's best Interests
to refuse to submit to Russian Interference
in her dealings with China may be open to
question , but no One Can help admiring the
pluck nnd self-reliance she displays ) In dar
ing to risk i veil the j possibility of a war
with so powerful , a nation as Itussla. Her
notion In this matter Is the must potent
indication we linye yet had of Japan's rise
In Importance ns a nation nnd n belligerent
power. A year ago for her to do anything
but meekly acquiesce would have been con
sidered nothing hhort of bulcldal.
The secret f tlio Itiilil.
Wnslilnptrn Post.
It now appears that he ( Ambassador Bay
ard ) favors the acquisition by Kngland of n
right of joint ownership and control In that
great commercial highway , and we nre
justltled In assuming that the administra
tion approves his plan. In that view or the
matter , therefore , it Is easy to understand
our government's amiable acquiescence In
the seizure of Corlntn , for that Is only a
step In the direction both governments In
tend to pursue. As might have buen expected ,
with Mr. Jlayurd in charge of American
Interests , England has the advantage ,
for if she continues to hold the western
end of the canal she can at any moment ,
from her base In Hrltlsh Honduras , seize
nnd control the eastern end also , thus mak
ing her posbcsslon complete.
I'KOl'f.K A.\I >
All Kuropo seems to be Interested In th
revival of the Olympic games near Athens
ntxt year. Recently a wealthy Greek of
Alexandria has offered GOO.OOO drachmas
( about $100,000) ) for thp restoration of the
ancient race course. Cornell , which alms at
International athletic prowess , should send a
competing team.
Mrs. Jouet J. Underbill , now an Inmate of
a Home for Destitute Women and Children
at Brooklyn , was left $100,000 In 1S71 , and
At that tlmo was a recognized society leader.
She lost heavily In the panic of 1873 , and ,
being forced Into the boarding house bu ( -
ncss , lost all she had left In the Hotel Re
gent fire last May.
A great many people are laboring under a
grievous delusion as to the real causa of
hard times. In sliver circles the cause Is
traced to the "crime of ' 73 , " whllo others
point to the drouth of ' 94. Dothi are mis
taken. Two eminent clergymen of this sec
tion , possessing the gift of superior hind
sight , trace all the Ills that aflllct ns to the
circumstance that the World's fair was kept
open on Sundays. That ends the argument.
Repent and be saved.
Th9 LouUville Courier-Journal quoted
scripture against certain mannish costumes
affected by advanced women , but the par
ticular passage was vague and unsatisfactory
In the application. Much more explicit Is
the following from Ezeklel xlll , 18-20 : "Thus
sayeth tha Lord God : Woe to the women
that sew pillows to their armholea.
Behold I am against your pillows , and will
tear them from your arms. " It Is held
In theological circled that when Ezeklel
wrote this he saw In the dim future the
craze for puffed sleeves.
/Oll'.l PIIKHS COMMKXT.
Sioux City Times : The Omaha Jobbers
have been trying to convince the Interstate
Commerce commission that Omaha ought to
be considered , for business purposes , an
Iowa city. The trouble with Omaha Is that
It was built on the" wrong side of the river.
Sioux City Tribune : Governor Holcomb of
Nebraska Is pulllug Superintendent Hay of
the Insane asylum over the coals. Hay Is
liable to be ftredTf If Is made much hotter
for him. , , . .
The Avoca Heratd , 'navlng launched out as
a dally , plants Itself on the following unique
platform : ,
Our Aim Tell thi ( truth though the heavens
take a tumble.
Our Paper Of the people , for the people and
to Ixi paid for bj" the pople.
Our Religion Orthodox , with a firm belief
In a hell.
Our Motto Take all In sight and rustle for
more.
Our Policy To love our friends and brim
stone our encmifs. . , If thine enemy smite
thee on the clfeckC'-BwIpe him with haste
and dexterity at the butt end of the most
convenient ear. - -
What We Advocate One country , one flag
and one wife at a time.
Our Object To live In pomp and oriental
splendor.
OTlir.ll AXIM TH.I.V WHS.
Much surprise lias been created by the
result of the gencr.il election that has Just
taken place In Dtumark. A year ago the
old radical party , which for more than two
score years bad been In constant opposition
to the crown and to thnt government which
King Christian persisted In keeping In office ,
although It possessed no majority In the
FolkthIng , Ecstned to have definitely broken
up. It was everywhere announced that the
constitutional conflict was at an end and
that the country had finally conic to the con
clusion that It was the parliament which
was wrong nnd the monarch right. The re
joicings Instituted In connection with tills
alleged victory now appear to have been
somewhat premature , for the general election
has returned no less than slxty-ono radicals
and socialists , twenty-eight moderate liberals
and only twenty-four conservatives , the lat
ter party being , therefore , practically snowed
under. In view of the fact that King Chris
tian Is the sovereign In Europe most closely
wedded to old-time doctrines of th "right
divine. " ns well ns the most determined
foe of parliamentary Institutions , a conflict
of a serious character may be ntulclp.itcd ,
since it Is scarcely probable that the over
whelming radical majority in the national
legislature will submit any longer to the
defiance by the king of all the rights and
prerogatives conceded to the people by the
national constitution.
* *
It Is said to be the Turkish sultan's Inten
tion to construct a railroad which , starting
from Tripoli , is to be prolonged gradually
to the Soudan , passing through Gadames
nnd other great trading centers of the desert
wlilch owe their Importance to being situ
ated at the meeting place of converging
caravan routes. Abdul Hamed's Idea In con
nection with the line of raluoad Is not so
much commercial as religious and political ,
since he looks to being enabled thereby to
exercise a more potent Influence than hith
erto upon all that fanatic element of MR-
hometanlEm which In central Africa takes
the form of Mahdlsm. The religious revival
first started by the Scnoussl and then con
tinued by the late Mahdl and by his successor
ser cannot any longer ba Ignored by the
spiritual and temporal chief of the faith ;
and Inasmuch as the headquarters and cen
ter of that revival are In the Soudan It Is
all Imprtant that the padlshah at Constanti
nople should place himself In direct and
rapid communication therewith , even If ho Is
compelled to use the Iron steed of the giaour
In lieu of the dromedary of the true believer.
Surveys nro now being rapidly pushed for
ward for the construction of the road and
steps are also being taken for deepening
the approaches to the port of Tripoli.
*
Many of the Central and South American
states owe large sums In Europe. Nicaragua
owes $1,123,000 to English creditors. The
bonds for this loan were Issued In 1SSC and
draw 6 per cent Interest. Honduras owes
$16,000,000 In England and $11,000,000 In
France , and no Interest has been paid on her
bonds slnco 1872. The arrears of Interest
on Honduras' foreign debt amount to $40-
000,000. Guatemala owes a foreign debt of
more than $5.000.000 , Costa Ulca of $10,000-
000 , and little San Stilvador of $1.350,000 ,
I'nsslng to South America , the Argentine
Republic has a foreign debt of $203.000,000 ,
Brazil of $154,000,000 , Chile $54.000,000 , and
so on through the list. These statements in
clude only foreign debts , and all the states
named have domestic debts , some of them
very large. Their foreign bonds bear 4 and
5 per cent interest and arc held In England ,
Germany and France. No doubt the holders
of them would be very glad to get their
governments to undertake to enforce their
payment with arrears of Interest , but Inter
national law would not permit that to be
done.
*
Although In debate the socialists In the
French chamber opposed the government bill
for superannuation pensions for working
men , it Is noteworthy that they all voted for
It. The main point of the scheme is the pay
ment of a small annuity to members of ben
efit societies 63 years old whose total income
Is below a certain amount. Commenting
upon the course adopted by the socialists ,
the correspondent of the London Times In
Paris writes : "Tho bill passed with only
two dissentients , the socialists finally having
accepted what throughout they had called a
compromise and contrary to their principles.
The argument of the government that their
plan and tint of M. Bourgeois tended to cul
tivate In the masses the virtue of thrift was
repudiated by M. Leydet and M. Jaures. The
socialists also argued that the mere fact of
a workman's having succeeded In .laying by
money for n rainy dny was no gauge of his
merit , for the great mass of laborers , they
maintained , work In conditions which render
saving Impossible. Thus , It was held , the
government bill cast suspicion on a majority
of the indigent but hard-working masses.
In a word , the socialists urged that society
is bound to support the whole working cliss
when they have reached the limit of activity
and are physically superannuated. A posi
tion so theoretical was evidently beyond the
bounds of practical politics. But the socialists
no doubt stretched the bow further than was
needed to carry the arrow to the mark at
which In reality they aimed. It Is their prac
tice to ask for the whole In order that they
may receive the half , with which they will ,
In reality , be content. Hence the fact that ,
In the end , they wore found voting almost tea
a man for the clauses against which they
had so strenuously pleaded. "
* *
An Interesting experiment In the govern
ment of a native state Is about to bs made
by the British government In the case , of My
sore , whose maliarajah died recently , after
reigning with conspicuous ability for some
years. His representative assembly carried
the elective prlnclpfe In local self-govern
ment further in certain respects than has
been found expedient In other Indian terri
tories. The prime minister , Sir Shearadl
Iyer , believes that It will bo possible during
the long minority of the child heir to con
tinue the government of Mysore on the lib
eral lines which the late prince laid down.
The government of India has accordingly In
stituted for Mysore a government that re
produces on a smalt scale some of the fea
tures of the system of a governor general In
council. By a proclamation Issued at Banga
lore the administration of the state Is vested
In the quen regent and the prime minister ,
assisted by an executive council of three
members , of which the prime minister Is
president. The practical government will
rest with the president In council. His au
thority In regard to the executive council
will correspond to that of the governor general -
oral In the supreme council of India. He
will distribute the worlc of the state govern
ment , assigning to each of his three coun
cillors a special branch , and he will regu
late the business at meetings of the council.
All questions of difficulty or of policy will
be referred to him , and he will decide them
personally or refer them to the full coun
cil , as ho may deem best.
* *
The German emperor , wilful as ho Is , Is
not altogether incapable of learning a lesson.
It is evident that the bitter feeling mani
fested after the opening of the new Reichs
tag building at the omission of the super
scription to "the German People" made a
lasting Impression upon him. U Is reported
that during his recent visit to Kiel In con
nection with the opening of the Baltic ship
canal , he remarked repeatedly that he wished
the opening ceremony to bo a popular fes
tival , In the widest sense of the term , with
especial consideration for all classes of his
subjects. The tribunes and pavilions which
had been erected for th ? reception of the
spectators did not appear to him to bo sufil-
clently large , and lie expressed the wish
that more commodious accixmodatlon
should bo provided for the masses , and. If
possible , that there thould b no lack of op
portunities for obtaining refreshment. In ac
cordance with his desire , It was determined
to extend the area originally allotted for the
accommodation of the public.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
limits AIIB rHr .v ; .s op inr.
Good Work Hint HnwM nuil OMMT ) lie lit
DrfttrojlMK lim-ct * .
WASHINGTON , May 3.Dr. . C. Hart Mcr-
riant , chief of the division of ornithology of
the department , has been for * evu1 years
engnpcd In examining and analyzing the con
tents of the stomachs of law Us , owls , crows ,
blackbirds , ineailow larks anil other blrils
of North America which nro suppose ! to bo
specially beneficial or Injurious to the ciups
of fanners. The stomachs of over 7,000 birds
tukcn at different reasons of the year have
been already analyzed and the contents dctor-
mined , whllo 12fluO are still unex.tmlnoJ. The
results in Home cases have been remarkable ,
showing In several nutnblo Instances that
popular Ideas regarding the Injurious effects
of curtain birds wore wholly mistaken , and
that they have bten the victims of an un
just persecution. This lias been found to bo
especially the case with hawka and owls , for
the slaughter of which many states give
bounties. I'cnnsylvivala In two yo.irs g\ve
over $100,000 In hawk and owl bounties MX-
animations of the stomachs of these birds
provo conclusively that OH per cent of tlielr
food was Held mice , Kra . hopponi , rrlckctn ,
etc. , which \vero lnllnlt"ly more- Injurious to
farm crops than thi-y. It \\a * found that
only flvo kinds of hitulu or owls ever touched
poultry and then only to a very limited ex
tent. A bulletin now about Rolng lo press
on the crow also shows that bird not so
black ns he has been palntpl by the farmer * .
The charges aRamst tlio crow wore that ho
ate corn and dcitrojed the rgss of'poultry
and wild birds , Examinations of their stomachs
achs showed that they oat noxious Insects
and other animals , and that although 23 per
cent of their food Is corn , It Is mostly waste
corn picked up In the fall and winter. With
reiard to O KS , It was founl that the shells
were eaten to n very limited extent for the
lime. They eat ants , beetles , caterpillars ,
bugs , butterflies , etc. , which do much dam
age. Ilullctlns arc also being prepared on
the cuckoo and other blackbirds , king birds ,
meadow larks , cedar birds , thrushes , cat
birds , sparrows , etc. In many cases popular
Ideas nro found to bo untrue. In the case of
the king bird , klllcJ by the farmer under the
Impression that It eats bees , it was found
that ho ate only drones and robber Mies ,
which themselves feed on bees and which
destroy more bees In n dny than thp king
bird does In a year. The king bird , therefore ,
Is to be encouraged rather than slaughtered ,
The cuckoos are also found to bo very useful
birds In this country , llecauso the Kiiropean
cuckoo robbed nests and laid therein its own
eggs , popular fancy attributes the snmo vic
ious habit to our wn cuckoo. Ho Is , however ,
not depraved llko his Kuropean namesake ,
but a very decent fellow , who docs much
good In the destruction of Insects.
The result of this work , Dr. Morrlam says ,
will Inure to the protection of beneficial birds
and the destruction of the Injurious ones.
Dr. Mcrrlam is also preparing a map showIng -
Ing the llfo zones of the United States tor
birds , reptiles and plants , a work In which ho
has boon engaged for years.
Ac < | tilttnl tlio MlHimim of Mui-dor.
CHICAGO , May 3. Henry C. Hastings , tha
milkman who has been on trial for the
murder of Edward P. Illlllard , was ac
quitted today. Whllo the finding was that
he had killed the lawyer , yet the jury de
clared that the prisoner was not guilty of
murder , that ho was Insane when he shot
Illlllard and has not recovered from his
Insanity. Hastings claimed that Illlllard had
driven him to desperation because of money
he owed the lawyer.
TllK TllKlff 01TKXMSSSKB. .
Chicago Tribune : Having his title to tha
governorship of Tennessee duly confirmed
Hon. Peter Turney lacks nothing now but
the respect of his fellow citizens.
New York ( Independent : Robbery , bohu ,
shameless robbery , Is the act by which the
democratic legislature of Tennessee has secured -
cured for Peter Turuey the governorship of
that state.
Philadelphia Times : This will bo a easily
victory to the democrats of Tennessee. It
Is not an honest one , nor w.is It obtained by
honest methods. There Is little or no pretense -
tense that fraud swelled the vote of Kvans ,
but a technical , plea U seized upn and
manipulated by the majority comtnltteo to
make It produce the results desired and a
tainted democratic victory is thus
achieved.
New York Tribune : A more Impudent
piece of political deviltry and n more malign
attack upon constitutional law and repub
lican Institutions never has been made in
this country , not even by Maynard. the
Thief. It will , however , probably succeed for
the time being , and Peter Turney will be
the fraudulent governor of Tennessee for a
couple of years. But we made ono mistake
above. AVe said the final settlement of the
case will be made today. The final settle
ment will be made at the next election and
It will take the form of a republican ma-
orlty too big for oven Peter Turney and his
rascally backers to override.
Cincinnati Commercial : Tennessee lias
disgraced Itself by declaring Turney elected
governor by a plurality of 2.3iS. ! The name
of the state Is tarnished by this unjust and
partisan act of tha democratic legislature.
It was what was expected , but there has all
along been a hope , a faint one , to b sure ,
that good sense and honesty would prevail.
It seems that the democratic party of the
state , In spite of the advlco of some of the
cnoro reputable members of Its organization ,
has been drunlc with a dcslra for continuance
In power. There can be only one result
of such Injustice , and that the election of a
republcan , governor and legislature next
Urn ? .
.sm.vr.vu KIXKS.
IX-t.-jt Tilburies "Sho
| understands m i
perfectly. " "Stic otiRhl to nfter tending I
soda fountain three Bensons. "
Milwaukee Jotirnnl : The surest way to
be hnppy la to jiiiUiuffKtiua your own sun
shine.
New York \V * kly : JncU Hnrrowlt
nwoUo last night and found a burglar In
my room.
iSoorue Uenrtis Well ! Well ! Did you
succeed In borrowing anything from hlin7
The Otvat Divide : nu . y Why do vou
so perslstuntly wear the Imlr of unothei
woman on your lieiul ?
llcntrlce Kor th same reason that you
wear the skin of nnothcr cult on youi
foot.
Harper's * Ilaznr : flurrying Stranger ( Is
biui'ekiwket | : ) Is there time to catch tin
train ?
UniiKtild Native Waal , atrntmer , ye-ve gel
tlrm enough. 1 reckon , but I'm dead stir *
ye hnln't got the fpoed !
Indlanar-MI. * Journal : Mr. WlcUwlre-
irm. Wlirnt la sill ! romlng tip.
Mrs. Wli-Kwlre Well , goodness gracious
what of ItV Isn't every glowing thing do-
Inu the same at this tliiuof the year ?
Chicago Tribune : " 1 like your tninlstci
very well , but It seems to me hH sermotu
lark fire.1
"Why. great Si-ott ! Of course they do ,
He doesn't believe- III"
Judge : 1'rlend And how U It you don't
get limn led ?
Ills l.udMilp Me denh fi'llnh. you would
bo most confiiiimlr'dly surprised If you wer
to hcnh of thu dlscusllmily low olters l'v
hncl. Not me ! I'm waiting till thes
blawsted times blow avtih.
Detroit l-'rep Press : Ho Kvcrythlng
8o > ni9 to be on the move.
Pbo VPS ; even the trees nre leaving foi
thu summer.
New York World : 1'nrnes Torinor C5rent
henvons mo boy ! Is It possible that 1 llnd
you cai lying the had ?
JIoMdus do Hnnim * Don't put It that
way , old in.in ; 1 prithee. I am mi under
study to the worthy biluklaycr you may sea
on yon wall above.
ruvii I'wrcitr.s.
New York World.
A shining lint with curling rim
And such a face beneath Ha brim ,
Lithe llgurc , cnsoil In habit trim ;
A tiny boot , wltn silver Npur
Of course 1 fell In love with her.
A. Quakeress , demure and stnld ,
A modi'.ft , sweet , old-fashlnned maid.
( I mot her at n niaHuucrndel )
So dllTeient from the Kiddy throng.
To lose my heart did not tuku long.
A siren , on the yellow sands ,
Hewltehing all upon those strands ;
Strnugi' spells she wove with her whit/
bunds.
No stronger I thnn other men ,
I straightway lost my heart again.
Hut , oh , at the Casino ball ,
That blonde , thu most observed of all ,
Sr > graceful , elegant and tall ,
Superbly gowni-d , HO witty , keen ;
1 crowned her then and there my < iueen.
You've dubbed nu IloUI" , I'm afraid ;
nut fearless rider , cjunkrr staid ,
Fair siren , lln-de-slecle maid-
Are nil Missno , I will not speak.
She marries some one else ntxt week.
N Society
women often feel
the c3ect of too
much gayety
balls , theatres , and
teas in ranlil
succession find
them worn out , or
"run-down" by
the und of the sea
son. They suffer
from nervousness ,
sleeplessness and
irregularities , The
smile nnd good
spirits take flight. It is time to accept
the help offered in Doctor Tlcrcc'9 Fa
vorite Prescription. It's a medicine which
was discovered and nscd by a prominent
physician for many years in all cases of
female complaint " and the nervous dis
orders which arise from it. The " Pre
scription " is a powerful uterine tonic nnd
nervine , especially adapted to woman's
delicate wants for it regulates and promotes
all the natural functions , builds up , invig
orates and cures.
Many women suffer from nervous pros
tration , or exhaustion , owitiR to congestion
or to disorder of the special functions. The
waste products should be quickly got rid
of , the local source of irritation relieved
ami the system invigorated with the " Pro
scription. " Do uot take the _ so-called
celery compounds , and nervines which ,
only put the nerves to sleep , but get a
lasting ; cure with Dr. Pierce's 1'avorito
Prescription.
FEAIALH WEAKNESS. "
Mrs. WILLIAM HOOVER , of Etllviltt ,
Ric/tland Co. , Ohio ,
writes : "I had been
a great sufferer from
1 female weakness , '
I tried three doc
tors ; they did me/ ,
no good ; > I thotiK
I was an invalid for
ever. Hut I heard
of Dr. Tierce's Fa
vorite Prescription ,
and then I wrote to
him and he told me
just how to talce it. .
I took eight bottles , i
I now feel entirely "
welt. I could stand MRS. HOOVER.
on my feet only a short time , and now I do
all my work for my family of five. "
BROWNING , KING & CO ,
Underwear Day.
For Saturday we place on sale a large list of special
bargains in men's furnishings , that we
alone can duplicate at the prices. Now
listen A fine tan colored balbriggan shirt
or drawers for SOG. A nobby Egyptian
pique woven balbriggan also 500 ; and an
extra quality French bon bon balbriggan
shirt or drawer at 500.
Blue mixed summer shirts or drawers 250.
A special line of black and tan hose at 150 , 2 pairs
for 25c. Fancy printed balbriggan sox , blue , black or
tan , 250. Very fine imported lisle thread sox , light
weight blues or tans , worth soc a pair , at 35c , or 3 pairs
Si.oo.
Negligee shirts in soft finish cheviot or outing flan
nel , special price 500 ; fancy percale negligees , with
collars attached and detached , $1.00 , and a very fine
French Flannel shirt at § 1.50.
Just in A new invoice of men's bicycle bloomers
and sweaters.
The straw hats of every conceivable shape are here.
Reliable Clothiers , S.\V. Cor. 15th aiul Douglus Sta.